One of many motorcycle robbery gangs in South America suffered failure of the victim-selection process.
One of the articles linked in the video description: Policía mató a tiros a un ladrón que intentó robarle la moto: todo quedó registrado en este video, or Officer shot dead a thief who tried to steal his bike: everything was recorded in this video
The article is in Spanish. It was translated via the beta version of Firefox's translate facility. It doesn't do a bad job, though it isn't perfect either. You can also use Chrome, or Google Translate, or another service if you don't read Spanish.
The uniformed officer was in civilian clothes when six criminals cornered him to assault him. See how he ran to save his life and, for defending himself, shot a thief.
One of the key things pointed out by John Corriea at Active Self Protection, and something that I write about from time to time, is that your possessions are not worth your life. The off-duty cop, when he realized the situation he was in, dropped his bike and ran. He didn't try to keep hold of the bike, and he didn't try to put down a kickstand. His life was in danger. An insurance claim on the bike - or the complete loss of the bike - is NOT worth dying over.
Suddenly, four men on a motorcycle arrived at full speed behind him to corner him and assault him. In the midst of fear, the policeman jumped out of his vehicle, which fell to the asphalt, and ran out.
Two other hamburgers, who were also riding a bike, joined the band. Then, those who were following the uniformed man went after him. The victim sheltered behind a tree, pulled out his firearm and shot dead a thief.
As I said, the translation isn't great, but you can understand what is going on. (Chrome and Google Translate do a better job.)
After he was clear of the bike, and they were still coming after him, he defended himself. One of the bad guys died, and one was injured and took himself to the hospital. Cops did catch 2 of the other four by tracking known accomplices.
This is the Active Self Protection video Off-Duty Cop Shoots Down Armed Motorcycle Carjackers.
There are a total of 3 stories linked in the video description if you want more info.
Yup the thiefs were coming after him despite the fact he no longer had a bike. Some people never get the idea that some people aren't after your goods.
ReplyDeleteSome people do mean you harm, but he probably still had a wallet and a phone.
DeleteI haven't responded to this previously, because I can't decide if you are including me in that "some people" who don't believe in self-defense. If you are, you are sadly mistaken. I just don't believe I would be willing to kill someone over a few dollars or a car. (That is the attitude that most carjackers have.)